Hinge-jointed legging



c'. F. SIMONSEN HINGE JOINTED LEGGING Sept. 7,1926.-

and Dec. 22, 1924 Patented Sept. 7,1926.

* UNITED STATES CHRISTIAN FERDINAND SIMONSEN, DUNEDIN,'l\TEW ZEALAND.

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Application filed December 22, 1924, Serial 36.751478, and in NewZealand September 30, 1924,

The objects of'my invention are to pro vide a means for easily andsecurely fastening leggings, to make the same practically watertight, toprovide a securing means which, during the Walking ofthe wearer,

.will not catch any objects such as long grass or the like, and toprovide against the loss of the fastening pin whenthe said leg-- gingsare not in use. For these purposes make the leggings without any metalwork,

- except a long pm and an eyelet to hold the upper end of same, withoutwear to the material. The fastenin'gs at the, meeting edges of thelegging are in the form of butt hinges, and a flap is secured to'theinner side of the legging adjacent eachof its meeting edges, the flapadjacent one of said edges bein narrower than that at the other edge anbeing adapted to enter between the wider flap and the fastening adjacentsuch wider thus forming a practically water-tight joint, while thehinge-like joint is, at the same time fle'xible and lies flat withoutany proj ections'to catch in anything if the wearer passes through such.

Referring to the accompanying drawing:'Figu're 1 is a view in elevationof a legging showing the hinge-like joint and pin complete. Fig. 2 is asimilar view,

showing the meeting edges of. the legging apart. Fig. 3 is an enlargedsectional view showing the meeting edges of the legging drawn apart andthe flaps attached to same, in relation to each other, for producing atight joint.

A is the part of the legging coming from the back, and A the narrow flapattached to said part adjacent its edge, A is the other part of thelegging coming from the front and A is the wider flap secured to the artA adjacent the edge of the latter part. he flap A of the other part A ofthe legging is adapted to enter between the flap A? of the part A of thelegging and the fastenings carried .by said part A andthus form asubstantially water-tight joint at the meeting edges of the two parts Aand A of the legging. A hinge-pin B extends through V the whole lengthof the joint between the two meeting edges 'of the legging and has itslower end B pointed in order to facilitate sharply to form a stud Badapted to enter an eyelet 0 formed in the legging adjacent the upperend of one of its meeting edges in order to maintain the in in position.E are the portions of the hinge attached to the end A, and E is, a longplain pocket, v

shown dotted in Figs. 1 and 2, in which the pin B may be inserted whenthe legging is not in use. E are the portions of the hinge formed in theedge of, the part A of the legging. r

The hinge-like fastening parts at the meeting edges of the leggingcomprise ears.

each having a longitudinally-extending' eye 'f at'itsfree end to receivethe hinge pin 13. These ears are formed by a plurality of cuts madelongitudinally of the leggin ad'acent each edge of the latter a suita leistance back of said edges and by cuts extending from said edges to saidlongitudinal cuts at an inclination to said longitudinal cuts. By reasonof this formation of the ears the fastenings on one of the meeting edgesof the legging are adapted to more easily enter between the complementalfastenings formed on the other meeting edge of the legging edges of thelegging were required, but it is essential to this invention, sincepractically no hinge action is required in thelegging joint as setforth. Also the flap A is attached-to the part A of the legging atasuflicient distance back from the edge of the latter to allow the flapA of the other part to enter between the flap A and the fastening of thelegging adjacent the latter. Thus with the tightly fitting hinge parts,the two flaps make a water proof joint without any place for foreignsubstances to catch on, or get between. My leggings are so flexible thatthey are interchangeable, so that the legging may be worn with thefastening on either the inner or outer side of. the leg.

' The. legging may be made in any size and of any suitable material.

Having now described and explained my invention what I claim and desirea patent of the United States of America for is 1. A legging having oneach of its meetcuts at an inclination to the latter, said earshaving'attheir free ends longitudinally extending eyes, the ears of one ofsaidmeeting edges being adapted to extend into the cut away portions ofthe other meeting edge with the eyes of the former in alignment with theeyes of the latter.

2. A legging having at each of its meeting edges a plurality ofhinge-like fastenings each having a longitudinally extending eye at itsfree end, the fastenings at one of said edges being adapted to enterbetween the fastenings of the other edge with the eyes of saidfastenings'in alignment, said legging 2 having an eyelet formed adjacentone en of one of its meeting edges, and a pin vfor insertion through theeyes of said fastenings for securing said meeting edges together," saidpin having one of its ends bent to form a finger loop and provided'witha stud adapted to enter said ing said pin in place. 7

3. A legging having its meeting edges provided with means for securingsaid edges together and having a flap secured .to its eyelet forsecurinner. side adjacent each of said edges, one

of said flaps being shorter than thebther. and'adapted to enter betweenthe other flap and vthe fastenings adjacent the latter to form asubstantially water-tight-joint .be-

tween said meeting edges.

In testimony whereof I have my hand.

hereunto I cumsuau FERDINAND smo'risan.

